Study Guide - Test #1

Miss Shirley's AP Environment

Europe, China, North America

Where is the temperate seasonal/deciduous forest found?

High precipitation throughout year

What is the rainfall like in the temperate seasonal/deciduous forest?

warm summers, cold winters with freezes

What is the climate of the temperate seasonal/deciduous forest?

Leaves fall off trees which decompose and make fertile soils.

What are the features of temperate seasonal/deciduous forests?

North America Plains and Russia

What are the major locations of Temperate Grassland?

Limited. Supports more grasses than trees

What is the rainfall of temperate grasslands?

Extremes. very cold in winter and hot in summer.

What is the climate of the temperate grasslands?

Very little of Biome remains as most has turned into agriculture due to excellent topsoil. Topsoil formed from thousands of years of herbivore waste and grass decomposition

What are the features of the temperate grasslands?

Pacific NW, S Alaska, and Japan

What are the major locations of Temperate rainforests?

Abundant

What is the rainfall for temperate rainforest?

Mild temperatures year round

What is the climate of temperate rainforests?

Parts are old-growth and important for biodiversity. Commercially important for logging.

What are the features of temperate rainforests?

Mostly around equatorial region

What are the major locations for tropical rain forests?

Abundant year round

What is the rainfall of tropical rain forests like?

hot year round

What is the climate of a tropical rainforest year round?

highest biodiversity on land. lush, dark, and damp. poor soil

What are the features of a tropical rainforest?

Mostly Africa

What are the major locations of Savanna biomes?

low overall, but does have a rainy season

What is the rainfall like for Savannas?

warm year-round

What is the climate of a Savanna?

grasses dominate due to limited rainfall. Has large Acacia trees.

What are the features of a Savanna?

Around 30*N to 30*S

what are the major locations of desert?

very low

What is the rainfall in a desert?

Extremes between winter and summer. Very hot and very cold

What is the climate of a desert?

Organisms are specialized to survive. Some deserts are barren with sand dunes while others have drought resistant shrubs.

What are the features of a desert?

High latitudes surrounding the poles

What are the major locations of a tundra?

Very low

What is the rain fall of a tundra?

very cold (snow and once in winter), summer looks barren, but its vegetation is important

What is the climate of a tundra?

Little daylight in winter. Lots of daylight in summer which leads to abundance productivity. Imn portant formigratory animals in summer. Permafrost soil that is melting with climate

What are the features of tundra?

Canada, Russia, Alaska, Scandinavia, and Mountains

What is the major locations for a taiga or boreal forest?

Moderate

What is the rainfall for Taiga/Boreal forests?

Very cold winters and mild summers

What is the climate of taiga/boreal forest?

Conifer and Evergreen trees (like Christmas trees). Animals hibernate and then feed abundantly during summers.

Features of taiga/boreal forests?

Southern California, Mediterranean, Chile, and Australia

What is the major locations of shrubland/chaparral?

Low, ut more than a desert. Only Biome with almost no rain in summer

What is the rainfall of Shrubland or Chaparral?

hot summers, mild winters

What is the climate like for Shrubland/Chaparral?

Has evergreen shrubs. Adapted to and dependent on fire.

What are the features of Shrubland/chaparral?